Wire stretcher



Aug. 2 1927.

E. l.. PELTZ WIRE STRETCHER.

Filed Jan` 16. 1925 Inventor E, l 19e/fz Patented Aug. 2, 1927. f

UNITED STATES kio PATENToFFicE.

rERNEST L. yIPLTZ, OF RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

i 4 f y f Q Wma STRETCHER.

`Application tiled January 16, 1926.` Serial No.k 81,804.

'The present invention relates to improvements in wire stretchers and has 'tor its principal object to provide a simple and ellicient device for stretchingthe broken endsr of a strand of fence wire whereby said ends may` be spliced` together. l i ne ot the important objects the present invention is to provide a wire stretcher wherein the same includes a means 'for holding the wire taut in order yto enable- *it is designed.

"the samer s f the position 'of the levers during the act ot` Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during ythe coursey of ldie following description taken in connection with the accompanying` drawing.

In the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this application and in ywhich like numerals designate like parts throughout Figure l isa side elevatioiiof the wire stretcher embodying my invention. showing the stretching ot the broken ends of the strand of wire.

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the position of the parts after the wire has been c clearly shown in Figure 2. It is of course stretched, and prior to the adjacent ends be ing` spliced, and e Figure 3 isa detail perspective view ot the tool.

In the drawing wherein tor the purposey of illustration ,is shown the preferred em-` bodiment of my invention, the numeral l designates the arm l, the same being formed of an elongated piece of flat metal, and being provided in its intermediate portionbeing supported on the depending portionk of theblockand being adapted to coact with the bottom edge of the outer end ot' the arm forgripping and securing one end portion of thebrolien fence wire in the manner as clearly illustrated in Figure 1'.

Cooperating with the arm 1 isthe elon-` gated lever designated generally yby the numeral 5, thesame comprising a pair yof elongated `flat strips of metal designated by the numerals G and respectively, the same being arranged in spaced relation With respect to ,each other through the medium of a block 8 which has its upper portionv se- `cured between the outer ends of the strips 6 and 7 the lower portion of the block supe porting a cam 9, similar to the cam 4 which adapted for cooperation with the bot-r tom edge of thestrip 6 in clamping the other ybroken ends of the fence wire A as clearly shown in the drawing. A hook l() is pi votally supported betweenthe innerends oi the stripsG-'and 7 ofthe lever 5 on the pin ll which extends transversely through the strips and the .purpose of the hook will be hereinatter more fully described. l The yinner end of the arm `ly is pivotall 'lok secured betwcenrthespaced strips 6 and 7 con'iprisingthelever 5, at a point adjacent the outer end of said lever as indicated at 12. The pivot pin 12 yis preferably ar.- ranged inwardly from the end ofthe lever 5 so ythat'fwhen thelever l is swung upwardly on its pivot l2, the inner end portion .of the -arin l 'will be adapted to he disposed in a horizontal'plane between the `strips 6 and 7 oit the lever 5 when the latter is disposed in a horizontal plane in the manner more esl to be understood that the space ybetween the n strips 6 and 7 ofthe lever' 5 is sufficient to permit the lever to swing freely over the crown 'or arched portion 2 of said arm.

In use, one of the broken ends of ther strand yot wire A vis clamped to the arm l by means of the wire gripping means pro'- vided at the outer end of the arm and this portion ofthe wire is so clamped as to have the freey end thereof extending into tliearched portion of the arm. Theother end of the fence wire is clamped to the outer end of ther lever 5, as clearly shown' in Figure l. f The longer end of the lever is then swung upwardly7 in the direction ot' the arl;

row, simultaneously causing the ends of the i in 'this position so that the wire is held taut,

the, hook is engaged with one oi the barbs of the wire asillustrated in Figure 2. Ii the wire is notY provided with barbs,tlie portion of the wire vadjacent the hook is twisted therearound. The operator is then free to use both of hisv hands in splicing the adjacent ends of the broken wire, and

y the arched Vportion enables the operator to easily-grasp the adjacent ends of the wire to facilitate the twisting or splicing thereol. In order that the wire stretcher maybe Vusedfinstretchingabroken tence wire at a corner lpost there is provideda postV encircling chain 13, one end thereoi being connected to the outer end of the arin l through the medium. of' a swivel connection lli, the

other end having a hook l5 carried there by which engages a suitable eye i6 supported Von the top o'l' the outer end portion ofthe arm after the chain has been placed around the post.

vThe provision of a wire stretcher of the Y above mentioned character will enable the Vbroken ends of a wire to be Vreadily and' easily stretched and spliced, and there will be no possibility oi any slack; occurring soV inthe ywire `whilethe broken ends thereo are being spliced. The simplicity inwhich my device is constructed, enables the saine to be readily and easily operated,V and will at all times be positive and eiiicient in carrying out the purposes for which vit is designed.

While Ihave shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood f .Y that minor changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to arm being pivotally secured between the spaced strips of the lever at ya point Yadjacent the outer end thereof, the inner end portion of said arm being adapted to be coiiinedbetween lthe spaced outer end portions o the strips et the lever when the latter Vis .swung to a horizontal position, whereby the endg of the broken i'ence wire are disposed withinthe arched portion of the ariii,ithe wire gripping means carried by the outer end of lever being also disposed within the arched portion oi' the-arm when the lever isswuiig to a horizontal position in one direction, the hook secured between the inner ends of the strips oi the lever being adapted for engagement with tlieportionoiVA Vthe wire adjacent the inner end ot the lever when the latter has been swung toits horizontal position whereby the wire will be held taut. Y A i ln testimony whereof l aix my signature.

ERNEST L. PELTZ. 

